# Senior Director of Engineering

**Company**: Adobe
**Location**: San Jose
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $209,300 - $429,350 annually
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Adobe is seeking an exceptional Senior Director of Engineering to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of Growth Apps for Customer Experience Services (CES).

In this high-impact role, you'll shape and scale the next generation of enterprise-grade AI applications,defining how customers interact with intelligence-driven interfaces and workflows.

CES Growth Apps are Adobe’s scaled growth engine,turning customer experience intelligence, AI, and orchestration into repeatable systems that drive adoption, retention, and expansion at enterprise scale.

The successful leader will:

- Foster a high-performing, inclusive, and creative engineering culture focused on iteration, design excellence, and technical rigor.

- Mentor and grow a world-class team of engineering leaders and ICs, attracting top talent and enabling career development at all levels.

- Serve as a visible thought leader both within Adobe and externally,representing the team at key industry events, conferences, and developer communities.

- Maintain a strong technical grasp of the team’s architecture and engineering decisions; be ready to dive deep and guide high-stakes decisions.

Requirements:

- 5+ years leading Engineering Directors and Senior Managers in a matrixed, high-growth environment.

- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant leadership of teams building complex, AI-powered web applications at scale.

- Proven success delivering 0→1 product experiences, especially within AI, data platforms, or enterprise SaaS.

- Demonstrated ability to drive user experience excellence through engineering, partnering effectively with product design and research teams.

- Strategic thinking with hands-on technical depth,you can articulate trade-offs, evaluate system architecture, and influence at all levels.

- Strong communication and storytelling skills

- Able to translate complex technical ideas to executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams

- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits programs

- Opportunities for career development and growth

Expected Pay Range: $209,300 - $429,350 annually

## Skills

### Required
- software engineering
- AI
- enterprise SaaS
- leadership
- technical expertise

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